Gloria Vanderbilt, mother to CNN anchor Anderson Cooper and member of the storied Vanderbilt family, has died at 95 years old.
Cooper confirmed his mother's death on air on CNN, saying she died at home surrounded by family and friends. He said his mother was diagnosed with advanced cancer in her stomach earlier this month, and it had spread.
He also spoke about his bond with his fashion designer mother, describing her as the "strongest person" he's ever met.
"Her private self, her real self -- that was more fascinating and lovely than anything she shared the public," he shared.
Cooper also described Vanderbilt as a, "visitor from another world ... a traveler stranded here who'd come from a distant star that burned out long ago."